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I. S. REMSON & E. A. SCHOETTEL. REGISTER 0R RECORDER.

No. 505,958. Patented Oct. 3,1893.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC S. REMSON AND EDWARD A. SCHOETTEL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. i

REGISTER OR RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 505,958, dated October 3, 1893.

Application iled April 18, 1893. Serial No. 470,915. (No model.) y

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, IsAAe S. REMsoN and EDWARD A. SCHOETTEL, citizens of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvemcntsin Registers or Recorders; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention is an improved manual register or recorder for entering up sales, orders or the like in duplicate.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and convenient form of recorder adapted to be secured to the wall in convenient location or placed upon a counter or desk, and so arranged that a duplicate and a main order or entry may be made at one and the same time.

A further object is to provide a-recorder of the nature described in which two Webs or layers of paper for the main and duplicate orders are wound in a roll held within the re-` corder and provided with suitable frictional means to prevent the roll from unwindin g too freely.

We have also aimed to provide a simple and eective means for holding a strip or sheet ofY carbon paper between the free ends of the webs of paper at the place where the entries are effected so that the main entry will be duplicated upon the second sheet.

With these and other objects in view, our invention consists in a recorder having a roll formed of two webs of papertherein,with the free ends of the paper passing overasuitable writing surface, and a sheet of carbon paper held between the layers of paper.

The invention also consists of a recorder having a roll of paper held within a wedge shaped pocket by means of which, as the paper is used and the roll necessarily becomes smaller, constant friction on the paper is maintained.

The invention further consists of a recorder containing a roll composed of two webs of paper held within a wedge shaped pocket with a writing surface over which the paper is drawn, and a carbon strip removably held between the webs above said surface.

The invention also -inclndes the additional features and details of construction which ar hereinafter described.

We have illustrated our invention in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure -1 represents a side elevation of a recorder adapted to be secured to a wall. 2 is a front view of the same. Fig. 3 vis a detail plan view. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a slightly modifiedl form of recorder designed to be placed upon a counter or desk.

The recorder shown in these figures comprises an" outer casing having the side walls A, A, and theY rear wall B, which is provided with suitable means for securing it to a wall. The front .panel or face C is set at an inclination to the rearwall, thus forming a'wedge shaped pocket within which rests the rollv of paper D, which is supported by the convergingwalls of the pocket. The roll of paper is formed of two webs of paper'wound upon a core D', and we find it desirable to form this core of some heavy substance such Yas metal to increase the frictional contact between the surface of the roll and the walls of the pocket. From this roll the webs or strips of paper as they are unwound, pass up through a slit e, in the top or lid E, of the casing and over the portion E of said lid which is adapted to serve asa desk or support to the paper while it is being writtenupon. After passing over the portion E the paper is drawn down through a slit or opening e', andthese two slits serve to guide the paper and prevent its being swung to either side.

In order to duplicate the entry made upon the upper web we vinsert a carbon strip F, between the two websl of paper with the carbon side rest-ing upon the lower layer or web. The ends of this carbon strip are held by suitable clamps, and we have found that a convenient form of clamp for this purpose is that illustrated in the figures, in which it will be observed that two rollers H, are eccentrically journaled in ears h, which project upward from the lid upon each side. The rollers are provided with a suitable flange or extension h by means of which they may be operated by turning the flange in avertical position to IOC) cause the eccentric to release the edge of the carbon paper, or by pressing said flange down upon the lid to cause the eccentric to clamp the carbon between itself and the surface of the lid. It is desirable to either coat the eccentric with rubber or form it entirely of hard rubber that it maymore'etfectually clamp the carbon Without the liability of tearing the same. After the entry is madei the freeend 1o of the paper is drawn upon, drawing the portion written upon down through the slit e', when it is in a position to be severed from the web. For severing it quickly and easily we have provided the knife edge I, secured to the outer edgeof the lid against which the paper may bedraWn and thussevered from the main portion. In iorder to insure a straight smooth cut We have provided a strip of hard rubber K, `mounted upon the pivoted arms `71:, and this stripof rubber may be swung `upward to clamp the paper tightly against the knife edge. AIt. `willbe observed thatas the web is used, and the roll consequently becomes smaller, it `will ldrop downwardiin the Wedge shaped z pocket, the walls of Which `will therefore'aliways bear against the surface of the roll Whichis i supported entirely thereby, and la constant friction will thus be maintained at all times, preventing the Web from unwind- 3o ing too easily. In order that it `may be easily ascertained when the roll has become nearly orwhollyfunwound a slot or opening L is formed; in the front of the casing through VWhich the roll may be viewed. When the i roll has become unwound thelid maybe raised i and the core rernovediand a fresh rollrsubstituted therefor. p

`The form of recorder shown in Fig. 4 is identical with the one justdescribed except that 4o` itis provided With an enlarged base to ena-ble t to be placed upon a counter or desk, the

i Walls ofthe casing being changed only as is found necessary.

Having thus described our invention, what We claim is 1. In a recorder, the combination With a casing having a wedge shaped open topped pocket, of a cover-plate hinged to said casing and having a slit extending through it into said pocket, said cover plate being extended so as to overhang beyond said pocket at one of its edges, and being provided with a slit in said overhanging portion and aknife edge mounted on said overhanging portion of the cover adjacent to said slit, substantially as set forth.

2. In a recorder; the combination 4With a icasing, a cover plate on saidcasing' having a `slit communicating Withthe-casing through Vwhich the paper passes, a slitinl the opposite end of the cover iplate throughfwvhich the paper is iled, a clamp for holding the free end of the paper,-a` knife foricutting the paper` and i clamps arranged on theeover plate for hold- ISAAC S. REMSON. EDWARD A. SCI-IOETTEL.

Witnesses:

E. P. BONNER, FREDERIC` B. PYLE. 

